Chowchilla is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 11,167 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Chowchilla is the 407th largest community in California.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Chowchilla is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.9% of the Chowchilla workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Chowchilla is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Chowchilla who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.92%), sales jobs (10.75%), and teaching (7.96%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Chowchilla work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

Chowchilla is a very car-oriented city. 97.62% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Chowchilla is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Chowchilla has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Chowchilla is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Chowchilla Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Chowchilla ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 6.34% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Chowchilla in 2000 was $11,927, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $47,708 for a family of four.

Chowchilla is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chowchilla home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chowchilla is White, followed by African-American. Chowchilla also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.44% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Chowchilla include Irish, English, German, and Portuguese.

The most common language spoken in Chowchilla is English. Some people also speak Spanish.